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Is teeth whitening now racist too?

28 June 2020

2:26 PM

28 June 2020

2:26 PM

Remember when author J. K. Rowling got absolutely smashed on social media and cancelled for daring to say that only women menstruate?  

Ahh, good times. 

The times we find ourselves in today, by contrast, have moved to an elevated level of lunacy.  

L’Oreal, the world’s largest cosmetic and beauty company, has announced it will stop using the word “whitening” on products. 

“The L’Oreal Group has decided to remove the words white/whitening, fair/fairness, light/lightening from all its skin evening products,” the company announced on Friday.  

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